White Stained Maple Cabinets
I ve seen brand new painted maple mdf cabinets hold up just as well.
White stained maple cabinets. Therefore the cabinets for a 10ft by 10ft kitchen with a plain door and stained finish on maple would cost about 5 950 while the same cabinets with a bright white paint finish on maple would cost about 7 000. And in the aesthetics department if you have hard oak flooring wood grains visible in stained cabinets can conflict with the flooring. The white stain was a water based stain that i wiped on with a rag. And the real question is would i do it again.
However all paint colors whites and creams to grays and blues bring a sleek clean finish to the table. One of the first things we did in our home before we moved in was to paint the cabinets. See more ideas about kitchen remodel kitchen design kitchen cabinets. The stain did not take well on wood milled with the grain and on cross cuts the stain soaked into the wood giving a dark black color.
When staining the cabinets white it is important to use the correct stains and staining techniques. Paint is perfect for homeowners who aren t a fan of the character marks common to stained wood cabinets and instead prefer a. Once painted in cream white or gray mdf cabinets are as good as wooden cabinets in the looks department. I ve seen wood cabinets look more worn out as doors start to dry out and the stain rubs off albeit after 3 4 years.
I ve seen manufactured cabinets not hold up as well as these. When staining soft maple kitchen doors and drawers from a millworks shop the painter applied a special walnut stain directly to the raw wood. Using a water based whitewashing stain is the best option for your kitchen cabinets because the application and cleanup are easy and there are no dangerous fumes to inhale. One could argue that painted cabinets age less than stained cabinets.
Maple cabinet door staining problems solutions. I added a second. Suzanne was now ready to refinish her furniture to coordinate with her new lighter and brighter white cabinets and gray countertops. White washing a maple table can hide the yellow tones yet still allow some of the shadings in the wood to show through.
The classic all white kitchen for example wouldn t be what it is without gleaming white cabinets. Don t get me wrong i love painted cabinets. Would i paint over solid maple cabinet doors. Find out which is better for the grade or type of wood like oak cedar and mahogany.